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songs that inspired

'arcane'

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I. the exit ~ conan gray

ᶠᵉᵉˡˢ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ʷᵉ ʰᵃᵈ ᵐᵃᵗᶜʰⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵒᵘⁿᵈˢ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵐⁱⁿᵉ'ˢ ˢᵗⁱˡˡ ᵇˡᵃᶜᵏ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵇʳᵘⁱˢᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘʳˢ ⁱˢ ᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗˡʸ ᶠⁱⁿᵉ

II. where's my love 'acoustic' ~ syml

ᵈⁱᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵘⁿ ᵃʷᵃʸ? ᵈⁱᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵘⁿ ᵃʷᵃʸ? ⁱ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ⁿᵉᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷ. ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ʳᵃⁿ ᵃʷᵃʸ, ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ʰᵒᵐᵉ. ʲᵘˢᵗ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ʰᵒᵐᵉ

III. fourth of july ~ sufjan stevens

ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ'ᵐ ˢᵒʳʳʸ ⁱ ˡᵉᶠᵗ, ᵇᵘᵗ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵉˢᵗ, ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ⁱᵗ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᶠᵉˡᵗ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ

IV. you're on your own kid ~ taylor swift

ᶠʳᵒᵐ ˢᵖʳⁱⁿᵏˡᵉʳˢ ˢᵖˡᵃˢʰᵉˢ ᵗᵒ ᶠⁱʳᵉᵖˡᵃᶜᵉ ᵃˢʰᵉˢ, ⁱ ᵍᵃᵛᵉ ᵐʸ ᵇˡᵒᵒᵈ, ˢʷᵉᵃᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗᵉᵃʳˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰⁱˢ, ⁱ ʰᵒˢᵗᵉᵈ ᵖᵃʳᵗⁱᵉˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵗᵃʳᵛᵉᵈ ᵐʸ ᵇᵒᵈʸ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ⁱ'ᵈ ᵇᵉ ˢᵃᵛᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵃ ᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗ ᵏⁱˢˢ

V. landslide ~ fleetwood mac

ʷᵉˡˡ, ⁱ'ᵛᵉ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵃᶠʳᵃⁱᵈ ᵒᶠ ᶜʰᵃⁿᵍⁱⁿ', 'ᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ⁱ'ᵛᵉ ᵇᵘⁱˡᵗ ᵐʸ ˡⁱᶠᵉ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᵐᵃᵏᵉˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵒˡᵈᵉʳ, ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈʳᵉⁿ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵒˡᵈᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ'ᵐ ᵍᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵒˡᵈᵉʳ ᵗᵒᵒ

VI. moon song ~ phoebe bridgers

ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᶠ ⁱ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵍⁱᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒᵒⁿ, ⁱ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵍⁱᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵒᵒⁿ

VII. reckless driving ~ lizzy mcalpine

ᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ⁱ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ, ⁱ'ᵐ ᵃ ʳᵉᶜᵏˡᵉˢˢ ᵈʳⁱᵛᵉʳ, ᵃⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵉˡˡ ᵐᵉ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ᵐʸ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵒᵃᵈ. ᵈᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵐᵉ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ? ⁱᶠ ⁱ ᵏᵉᵉᵖ ᵒⁿ ᵈʳⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ, ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵒˡᵈ ᵐᵉ ʷʰᵉⁿ ʷᵉ ᶜʳᵃˢʰ ᵒʳ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵉᵗ ᵐᵉ ᵍᵒ?

VIII. seven ~ taylor swift

ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ'ᵛᵉ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵐᵉᵃⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵉˡˡ ʸᵒᵘ, ⁱ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘʳ ʰᵒᵘˢᵉ ⁱˢ ʰᵃᵘⁿᵗᵉᵈ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵈᵃᵈ ⁱˢ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵐᵃᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵐᵘˢᵗ ᵇᵉ ʷʰʸ. ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ˡⁱᵛᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵐᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ʷᵉ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵉ ᵖⁱʳᵃᵗᵉˢ, ᵗʰᵉⁿ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵒⁿ'ᵗ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵗᵒ ᶜʳʸ, ᵒʳ ʰⁱᵈᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜˡᵒˢᵉᵗ. ᵃⁿᵈ ʲᵘˢᵗ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵃ ᶠᵒˡᵏ ˢᵒⁿᵍ, ᵒᵘʳ ˡᵒᵛᵉ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᵖᵃˢˢᵉᵈ ᵒⁿ

IX. about you ~ 1975

ʸᵒᵘ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵃˡⁱᵛᵉ, ʷⁱᵗʰ ⁿᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵒ, ⁱ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ˡᵃʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ʲᵘˢᵗ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ⁱⁿ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵉʸᵉˢ, ʷᵃⁱᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖʳᵉᵗᵉⁿᵈ, ʰᵒˡᵈ ᵒⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʷᵉ'ˡˡ ᶠⁱⁿᵈ ᵒᵘʳ ʷᵃʸ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉⁿᵈ

X. how deep is your love ~ bee gees

ⁱ ᵇᵉˡⁱᵉᵛᵉ ⁱⁿ ʸᵒᵘ, ʸᵒᵘ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵒᵒʳ ᵗᵒ ᵐʸ ᵛᵉʳʸ ˢᵒᵘˡ, ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ˡⁱᵍʰᵗ ⁱⁿ ᵐʸ ᵈᵉᵉᵖᵉˢᵗ ᵈᵃʳᵏᵉˢᵗ ʰᵒᵘʳ, ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ᵐʸ ˢᵃᵛⁱᵒᵘʳ ʷʰᵉⁿ ⁱ ᶠᵃˡˡ

XI. beautiful boy ~ john lennon

ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵗʰᵉ ˢᵗʳᵉᵉᵗ, ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵐʸ ʰᵃⁿᵈ, ˡⁱᶠᵉ ⁱˢ ʷʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵖᵖᵉⁿˢ ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʷʰⁱˡᵉ ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ ᵇᵘˢʸ ᵐᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵖˡᵃⁿˢ, ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ, ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ, ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ, ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗⁱᶠᵘˡ ᵇᵒʸ

XII. anchor ~ novo amor

ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ ʰᵉᵃʳ ʸᵒᵘʳ ˢʰⁱᵖ ⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐⁱⁿ' ⁱⁿ, ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗᵉᵃʳˢ ᵃ ˢᵉᵃ ᶠᵒʳ ᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢʷⁱᵐ, ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱ ʰᵉᵃʳ ᵃ ˢᵗᵒʳᵐ ⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ' ⁱⁿ, ᵐʸ ᵈᵉᵃʳ, ⁱˢ ⁱᵗ ᵃˡˡ ʷᵉ'ᵛᵉ ᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ?

XIII. vigilante shit ~ taylor swift

ˡᵃᵈⁱᵉˢ ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ʳⁱˢᵉ ᵃᵇᵒᵛᵉ, ˡᵃᵈⁱᵉˢ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵖᵉᵒᵖˡᵉ ʷᵃⁿᵗ, ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ˢʷᵉᵉᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵏⁱⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠᵘⁿ, ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵃᵈʸ ˢⁱᵐᵖˡʸ ʰᵃᵈ ᵉⁿᵒᵘᵍʰ

XIV. mary on a cross ~ ghost

ʷᵉ ʷᵉʳᵉ ˢᵉᵃʳᶜʰⁱⁿᵍ ᶠᵒʳ ʳᵉᵃˢᵒⁿˢ ᵗᵒ ᵖˡᵃʸ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵘˡᵉˢ, ᵇᵘᵗ ʷᵉ qᵘⁱᶜᵏˡʸ ᶠᵒᵘⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ʲᵘˢᵗ ᶠᵒʳ ᶠᵒᵒˡˢ

XV. making the bed ~ olivia rodrigo

ᵖᵘˢʰ ᵃʷᵃʸ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉᵒᵖˡᵉ ʷʰᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ᵐᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵉˢᵗ, ᵇᵘᵗ ⁱᵗ'ˢ ᵐᵉ ʷʰᵒ'ˢ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᵐᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃᵈ, ⁱ'ᵐ ˢᵒ ᵗⁱʳᵉᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱ ᵃᵐ, ᵉᵛᵉʳʸ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʰᵃˢ ᵗᵘʳⁿᵉᵈ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ⁱ ᵈʳᵉᵃᵈ

XVI. hope for the underrated youth ~ yungblud

ⁱ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵏ ᵖᵃʳᵗˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ⁱⁿˢⁱᵈᵉ ᵐʸ ᵐⁱⁿᵈ, ⁱ ᵗⁱᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵘᵖ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵃˢ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ⁱⁿ ʲᵘᵛᵉⁿⁱˡᵉ ʳʰʸᵐᵉˢ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵐʸ ᵉʸᵉˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵇˡᵒʷ, ᵇᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ᵃˡˡ ᵖᵃʳᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶠʳᵉᵃᵏ ˢʰᵒʷ

XVII. not strong enough ~ boygenius

ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿᵍᵉˡ, ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵈ, ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿᵍᵉˡ, ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵈ, ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵃⁿ ᵃⁿᵍᵉˡ, ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵈ

XVIII. o children ~ nick cave & the bad seeds

ʷᵉ'ʳᵉ ᵃˡˡ ʷᵉᵉᵖⁱⁿᵍ ⁿᵒʷ, ʷᵉᵉᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ, ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ᵃⁱⁿ'ᵗ ⁿᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵉ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵈᵒ ᵗᵒ ᵖʳᵒᵗᵉᶜᵗ ʸᵒᵘ

XIX. i know the end ~ phoebe bridgers

ⁿᵒ, ⁱ'ᵐ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵃᶠʳᵃⁱᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵈⁱˢᵃᵖᵖᵉᵃʳ, ᵗʰᵉ ᵇⁱˡˡᵇᵒᵃʳᵈ ˢᵃⁱᵈ, "ᵗʰᵉ ᵉⁿᵈ ⁱˢ ⁿᵉᵃʳ", ⁱ ᵗᵘʳⁿᵉᵈ ᵃʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ, ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʷᵃˢ ⁿᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ, ʸᵉᵃʳ, ⁱ ᵍᵘᵉˢˢ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉⁿᵈ ⁱˢ ʰᵉʳᵉ

XX. the great war ~ taylor swift

ᵐʸ ᵏⁿᵘᶜᵏˡᵉˢ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵇʳᵘⁱˢᵉᵈ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵛⁱᵒˡᵉᵗˢ, ˢᵘᶜᵏᵉʳ⁻ᵖᵘⁿᶜʰⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵃˡˡˢ, ᶜᵘʳˢᵉᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃˢ ⁱ ˢˡᵉᵉᵖ⁻ᵗᵃˡᵏᵉᵈ, ˢᵖⁱⁿᵉˡᵉˢˢ ⁱⁿ ᵐʸ ᵗᵒᵐᵇ ᵒᶠ ˢⁱˡᵉⁿᶜᵉ, ᵗᵒʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵇᵃⁿⁿᵉʳˢ ᵈᵒʷⁿ, ᵗᵒᵒᵏ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃᵗᵗˡᵉ ᵘⁿᵈᵉʳᵍʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ, ᵐᵃʸᵇᵉ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ᵉᵍᵒ ˢʷⁱⁿᵍⁱⁿᵍ, ᵐᵃʸᵇᵉ ⁱᵗ ʷᵃˢ ʰᵉʳ, ᶠˡᵃˢʰᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇᵃᵗᵗˡᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵉ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ᵇˡᵘʳ